Morsi rebuffs 48-hr army ultimatum
Egypt’s political crisis deepened yesterday as Islamist President Mohamed Morsi snubbed an army ultimatum threatening to intervene if he did not meet the demands of the people, and five ministers led a...
View ArticleMore trouble for Limon
A day after maimed Limon Hossain’s indictment in an arms case, a court here yesterday transferred the second case against him to the chief judicial magistrate for hearing on framing charges. The...
View ArticleKishoreganj by-polls today
Voters of Itna, Mithamoin and Astagram upazilas will cast their ballots at the Kishoreganj-4 by-election today, with the BNP boycotting the polls. Voting begins at 8:00am, and will continue till 4:00pm...
View ArticleProsecutors may face trial
War crimes accused Salauddin Quader Chowdhury threatened the prosecutors that they might face execution in future on the last day of his deposition at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday. He...
View Article2 brothers die for a cellphone
Two lives were lost yesterday just because of a mobile phone. Two siblings died after falling into a septic tank at Doljor village of the district. The dead were Sohel Rana, 18, and Rubel Islam, 15,...
View ArticleBuet student hacked by fellow dies
Buet student Dwip succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in the capital in the early hours of yesterday, and his 84-day-long battle for life thus came to an end. Arif Rayhan Dwip, 23, a third year...
View Article3 journos hurt in cop firing in Rajshahi
Three photojournalists received shotgun pellets while a policeman was injured by brickbats during a clash between law enforcers and Shibir activists in Rajshahi city last night. The clash began at...
View ArticleMega project on ICT okayed
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) yesterday approved a Tk 1,333 crore project to bring 17,500 government offices at the district and upazila levels under an ICT network....
View Article3 lakh workers get 4 more months
Saudi Arabia has extended by four months the amnesty period for illegal foreign workers to regularise their status, transfer jobs or return home without prosecution. A statement by Saudi interior...
View ArticleUS decision defies logic
The Obama Administration has finally found a nation it’s willing to punish — mighty Bangladesh. The US suspended tariff-free access to the US market for a small portion of Bangladesh’s exports last...
View ArticleHasan bashes Mannan
Environment and Forest Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday accused BNP-backed mayoral hopeful MA Mannan of “misappropriating” hundreds of crores of taka from Hajj pilgrims when the latter was state...
View ArticleNBR freezes Mannan’s bank accounts
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has frozen bank accounts of MA Mannan, BNP-backed mayoral candidate in Gazipur City Corporation polls, for dodging tax, said NBR officials yesterday. The tax...
View ArticleProblem in Grameen name
For more than two years, two associated organisations of Grameen Bank have been facing problems amending their rules as the commerce ministry is delaying the process. Grameen Kalyan and Grameen Shakti...
View ArticleMuhith gave JS false statement
Yunus Centre yesterday protested Finance Minister AMA Muhith’s statement about Grameen Bank and its founder Prof Muhammad Yunus, terming it “completely false”. The centre which promotes philosophies of...
View ArticleNo doubt about article by Khaleda
The Washington Times yesterday confirmed publishing an article by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on January 30, which called upon western leaders to save the country’s democracy by putting pressure on the...
View ArticleErshad in demand
All of a sudden, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has emerged as the kingmaker at the Gazipur City Corporation polls as both mayoral aspirants have rushed to him for his blessings and support. MA...
View ArticleFull freedom for trade unionism
In a desperate bid to regain a duty waiver from the US, the government has decided to give workers full freedom to run trade unions in factories. Parliament, amid pressure from the US and the European...
View ArticleExplosion, arson mark slack hartal in capital
Four homemade bombs were blasted at Gulshan and a covered van was set afire in Azimpur in the capital as Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, enforced a countrywide hartal...
View ArticlePakistan controls Taliban, says Afghan army chief
Fighting in Afghanistan could be stopped “in weeks” if Pakistan told the Taliban to end the insurgency, the head of the Afghan army has told the BBC. Gen Sher Mohammad Karimi said Pakistan controlled...
View ArticleAL-backed candidate leads
Ruling Awami League nominated mayoral candidate Rejwan Ahmed Toufiq is leading in unofficial counting of votes in the Kishoreganj-4 by-polls. As per results received at 7:30pm when this report was...
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